I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. -Jesus

-John 14:6

Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Ten Jewish Tombstones Smashed in Romania; Are Wrecked on Holocaust Remembrance Day

An anti-Semitic organization said that vandals smashed 10 tombstones at a Jewish cemetery in the Romanian capital of Bucharest in "a premeditated act," the Times of Israel website reports today (April 26, 2017).

The Center for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism in Romania said the tombstones were broken into pieces -- perhaps by using sledgehammers -- at the Jewish cemetery in southern Bucharest overnight on April 24, Holocaust Remembrance Day, when the millions of Jews killed by the Nazis are commemorated in Israel.

Romania deported 150,000 Jews and 25,000 Roma to concentration camps in an area of the Soviet Union controlled by the Axis powers from 1942 to 1944, when the country was run by pro-Nazi dictator Ion Antonescu.

About Me

I am of the Eastern Orthodox faith and a member of the Holy Trinity Hellenic Orthodox Church in Lowell, MA. I am married and the father of two grown married daughters with children, all belonging to the Greek Orthodox Church.

I received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science, with a concentration in International Affairs, and a Master of Education degree from Northeastern University.

I worked as an education specialist for the federal government for two decades before retiring.

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